Discover the cutting-edge advancements in trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care with our latest book, “Hot Topics in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Emergency General Surgery.” This comprehensive guide presents the latest developments in these Dynamic fields in an easy-to-understand format, complete with figures and step by-step protocols that are integral to our INOVA Trauma System. Our book offers invaluable insights into trauma care, prioritizing circulation, and our extensive experience with ECMO for trauma.
Prologue Introduction SECTION l. TRAUMA 1. Management of chest wall trauma 2. Trauma simulation and education — How we foster the future of our career 3. Circulation first in Trauma. Time to rethink the ABCs 4. Duodenal trauma — Tricks and tips 5. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the management of trauma patients 6. Pediatric trauma update 7. REBOA - When how and who? 8. Vascular trauma SECTION II. EMERGENCY GENERAL SURGERY 9. Non-operative management of acute appendicitis: choosing the right patient 10. The Difficult Gallbladder, tips and tricks 11. Necrotizing soft tissue infections 12. Robotics in Emergency General Surgery 13. Necrotizing pancreatitis SECTION III. SURGERY AND TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 14. Update in neurocritical care of traumatic brain injury 15. Hocus POCUS. Ultrasound in Acute Care Surgery: Friend or foe? 16. Shock — Tips for diagnosis and treatment in the Surgery and Trauma Intensive Care Unit